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Sunrise One

It roared silently

Louder and louder

Creeping up from the east

Birds chirped their tunes

Rocks formulated their color

and the leaves began rustle

The action was slow

and a new day had begun

Her eyes opened

because she heard the moment

of the sunrise.

Also Published in Essence Magazine, 2005

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